# Domestic ethanol production hits multi-month low - Brownfield Ag News

> U.S. ethanol production fell below one million barrels per day for the first time since mid-June, averaging 996,000 barrels daily in the latest EIA week. Ethanol stocks dropped to their lowest since early January at 20.74 million barrels. The USDA's next supply and demand report is due October 12.

- Date: 2017-09-27 · published 2017-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68961-domestic-ethanol-production-hits-multi-month-low-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower ethanol output means less corn use and fewer DDGS, adding to corn stocks, though tighter ethanol inventories partly offset that. Plant profitability concerns and the RFS debate add uncertainty.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-08-05 | [Ethanol production slides lower, supply up modestly - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51615-ethanol-production-slides-lower-supply-up-modestly-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.3% | +9.3% |
| CORN | 2025-01-29 | [Ethanol production, stocks see declines - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26495-ethanol-production-stocks-see-declines-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-11-06 | [Ethanol production, stocks up on week - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56051-ethanol-production-stocks-up-on-week-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2017-09-07 | [Brazil expecting record corn production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68798-brazil-expecting-record-corn-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-09-12 | [USDA raises corn, soybean production, yield estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68802-usda-raises-corn-soybean-production-yield-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.9% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/domestic-ethanol-production-hits-multi-month-low/

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